Museum of Ancient Life
The largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world
Category Natural History
Opened in 2000 as part of the $23-million Thanksgiving Point museum complex in Lehi, Utah, the Museum of Ancient Life contains sixty mounted dinosaur specimens, and proclaims itself the largest dinosaur museum in the world. The collection includes two Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, the world's most complete Stegosaurus skeleton, ultra-rare specimens of Cerratosaurus and Gargoylasaurus, a Quetzalcoatlus with a 40-foot wingspan, and a 120-foot-long specimen of the largest dinosaur ever discovered, the Supersaurus. In addition to its many hands-on exhibits, the museum is also known for its lovely, if slightly kitschy, dioramas and miniature dinosaur tableaus.
The brainchild of Cliff Miles, the man who named the Gargoyleosaurus, Hesperosaurus and Minotaurasaurus, and was the adviser for the "Jurassic Park" films, the facility also features an IMAX 3D theatre, and a working paleontological laboratory where visitors can observe preservation work up-close.
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- Hours Mon - Sat: 10 am - 8 pm
- Website http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/learn/museum_of_ancient_life/exhibits.html
- Address 2929 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, Utah, 84043, United States
- Cost Adults: $10; Children and Seniors: $8
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Anonymous
July 17, 2009
Cliff did not discover Utahraptor. He did however Name, Gargoyleosaurus, Hesperosaurus and recently Minotaurasaurus. The museum is not "Kitchy"
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